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No. 15: Duet (Darine & Sir Phyllon)
 MIDI
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| Darine. | But dost thou hear? I love thee not! | |||
| Phyllon. (indifferently). | ||||
| Oh, yes, you put it clearly. | ||||
| Darine. | A favoured rival thou hast got! | |||
| Phyllon. | I envy him sincerely! | |||
| Darine. | And canst thou contemplate Darine | |||
| With Ethais fondly toying — | ||||
| In fond caress and rapture keen, | ||||
| His social charm enjoying? | ||||
| Unhappy Phyllon, think of this: These eyes — they burn for Ethais; These lips — which thou shalt never kiss; This form — designed to crown his bliss. |
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| Phyllon. | Well, it's annoying! | |||
| Darine. (anxiously). | It is annoying? | |||
| Phyllon. | Yes, it's annoying! | |||
| Darine. | Unhappy Phyllon, think of this: These eyes — they burn for Ethais; |
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| Darine. | Phyllon. | ||||
| These eyes — | |||||
| These eyes they burn | |||||
| they burn for Ethais; | for Ethais; | ||||
| These lips which thou shalt | Those lips — which | ||||
| never kiss; | I shall | ||||
| This form, designed to | never | ||||
| crown his bliss? | kiss; | ||||
| It is annoying? | Well, it's annoying! | ||||
| Phyllon. | The state of your emotions you | |||
| Delineate succinctly: | ||||
| But, come — what would you have me do? | ||||
| Tell me the truth distinctly. | ||||
| Darine. | Do? Hurl thyself to yonder earth, | |||
| With sorrow unabated, | ||||
| And end a life from hour of birth | ||||
| To bitter anguish fated! | ||||
| Phyllon. | I see your point, but (pardon me) Did all heart-broken youths agree In death to drown their miseree, The world within a week would be |
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| Phyllon. | Depopulated! | |||
| Darine. | Depopulated? | |||
| Phyllon. | Depopulated? | |||
| Darine. | His difficulty I can see; Did all heart-broken youths agree, |
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| Darine. | Phyllon. | ||||
| Did all | |||||
| Heart-broken youths | |||||
| heart-broken youths agree | agree | ||||
| In death to drown their | In death to | ||||
| miseree, | drown their | ||||
| The world within a year would be, | miseree, | ||||
| The world within a week, | kiss; | ||||
| It is annoying? | Well, it's annoying! | ||||
| The world within a year would be, | The world within a year would be, | ||||
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| pop- | |||||
| u- | |||||
| lated! | lated! | ||||
Exit PHYLLON.
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